astronomy via the internet
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The SEENET-MTP Seminar: Trends in Modern Physics19–21 August 2011, Niš, SerbiaTalk by Milan Bogosavljevic (Astronomical Observatory Belgrade)TRANSCRIPT
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ASTRONOMY OVER THE INTERNET
BSS 2011 Vidojevica
20. August 2011
Dr Milan Bogosavljević,
Astronomical Observatory, Belgrade, Serbia
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Overview
Observational astronomy – where are we now?
Robotic observatories
What can observatories do for EDUCATION?
Astronomical Station Vidojevica – present and future
Project MONECOM
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Forefront of Science today – very big, very expensive… but accessible?
Thirty meter telescope
CERN
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What is a robotic observatory?
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LCOGT – Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope
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THE CURRENT TREND IN THE WORLD Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level
Fourth level
Fifth level
8 Jun 2010
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More “BIG” Examples…
Mt. Palomar, California
Telescope: 1.5m
MONET: 2 telescopes McDonald Observatory, Texas and SAAO South Africa
Telescopes: 1.2m.
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Geology (planets)
ASTRONOMY
Aerospace
Biology (life on other planets)
Chemistry (interstellar
matter)
Informatics, databases, numerics
Mechanics
Electronic and optics
Nuclear and particle physics
LESSON: AN OBSERVATORY AS A MULTI PURPOSE LABORATORY
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IAU – strategy for developing countries: get researchers into
classrooms
1.Еncourage developed astronomy institutes to provide long-term guidance and advice to university departments in developing countries interested in building up an astronomy research capability.
2.Include aspects of astronomy as aids to the primary and secondary education of as many children as possible.
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Why (keep on) building observatories?
“Astronomy serves the Nation”
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MONET 1.2m TELESCOPE: A CHANCE FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT EDUCATION
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THIS FALL: A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM SERBIA, CROATIA AND GREECE WILL JOINTLY WORK ON SCIENCE!
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Astronomical Observatory, Belgrade
The “Big Refractor” 65cm, 10 meters focal length
The only professional astronomy institute in former Yugoslavia
Staff: around 30 full-time researchers, 7 new grad students this year
Downside: built in 1930's in Belgrade, now pop. 2.5 million
Observations ceased to a halt in the '90s
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Observational Astronomy in Serbia: “Our potentials, potentially ours”
Astrophysics degree offered at two Universities in Serbia (Belgrade and Novi Sad), 4-10 graduates per year
Astrophysics students from Belgrade moved to the West: Cornell, Caltech, UMass, Penn State, Toronto, Leiden, Max-Planck...
Post-docs: Hubble fellow, Einstein fellow...
2010 Project “Belissima” : European Comission FP7 program to revive the Observatory, build new facilities and return experienced researchers
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Phase 1 at Astronomical Station Vidojevica
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The first step: commissioning of the “small”60cm telescope
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OUR FIRST TESTS…
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NEAR FUTURE (2011-2013) –ROBOTIC TELESCOPE 1 .5m
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How to get students interested?
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A change in values… should/can we do something about it?
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Education in the era of Web 2.0 and Facebook/Twitter
“If it’s in a book its already old”
How to make lectures about science relevantfor the world of the kids of today?
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The facts !?
“Our children are living in the most intensely stimulating period in the history of the Earth” Saturation with instantaneous stimuli – 160/140
characters?
Kids are online all the time, and are used to “superficial multitasking”
Focusing on details is considered a waste of time
Virtual reality is not so virtual anymore
Kids are “faster” than you… and we actually DO NOT KNOW which world they will be living in!
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A suggestion for a solution
“Feed” the children information in a modern tempo
Involve them, or they will involve themselves elsewhere
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WHAT IS NEEDED FOR ROBOTIC OBSERVATIONS...
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AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL STATION AND ALL-SKY CAMERA
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“LUCK COMES TO THE PREPAIRED”
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MORE FROM VIDOJEVICA... (elev. 1155m)